The shifting landscape of work and place – moving from what to why.,
Online
22 March 2023
More information
World Workplace Europe 2023 (IFMA),
Rotterdam
22 March 2023
More information
FUTURE OF OFFICE SPACE SUMMIT,
Sydney
22 March 2023
More information
Architect@Work,
London / Online
22 March 2023
More information
Future of Work CANADA,
Toronto
28 March 2023
More information
Worktech Melbourne - EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF WORK AND THE WORKPLACE,
Melbourne
28 March 2023
More information
People Analytics Conference 2023,
Philadelphia
29 March 2023
More information
Worktech Auckland - EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF WORK AND THE WORKPLACE,
Auckland
30 March 2023
More information
November 18, 2013
Zero hours contracts: Are they really such bad news?
by Adam Hartley • Comment, Flexible working
Zero hours contracts have hardly been out of the news in recent weeks. The overwhelming majority of the media coverage has been negative, suggesting that zero hours contracts are exploitative of workers and should be outlawed. The pressure gauge has risen to such an extent that, in September, the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, announced that there would be a consultation process to tackle any abuse discovered. The Labour Party has also announced it will be conducting its own review. But why all this sudden interest? Zero hours contracts are not a new phenomenon… and, on the face of it, they provide employers with the type of flexibility which the Government has been so keen to introduce, allowing employers to maintain a flexible workforce capable of meeting short-term staffing needs. More →